Dimensions of Iowa Welfare topic to be discussed
Statewide talks beginning the week of February aim to explore who is disadvantaged, existing welfare programs, and potential reforms. Muscatine County groups will form home discussion circles using fact sheets from Iowa State University. no formal leader is required.
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Iowa
Eugene Mathern
Muscatine County
Mathern
America
Towa
Towa State University
Board of Regents Institutions For Higher Education
Iowa State University
Ames
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
University
ISU
Dimensions of
County’ Extension Council
Muscatine
Muscatine Farmer Elected Committee System Reaches 32 Years
Chairman Vernon W. Carter of the Muscatine County ASC announced that the farmer elected committee system will be 32 years old in 1988. The county committee includes Marvin H. Coder and F. Verne Koppenhaver, and oversees price support production adjustment conservation cost sharing and ACP assistance. Committeemen have been elected since 1936 and act as links between local farmers and Washington regarding yields bases rates and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
ASC 5
Vernon W. Carter
ASC County Committee
Carter
ASC
Marvin H. Coder
Letts
F. Verne Koppenhaver
Wilton
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Carier
Number of Farms In U S Continues to Decline
U S farm numbers fell 3 percent in 1967 to 3,146,000 and are projected to drop to 3,059,000 this year as small farms disappear and others merge. Average farm size rose to 960 acres, with total farmland shrinking from 1,132,082 to an estimated 4,128,567 acres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Ovid A. Martin
Washington
Agriculture Department
Coder Elected To Membership In Angus Group
Francis L. Coder of Nichols was elected to membership in the American Angus Association at St. Joseph Missouri. The past month saw 407 memberships issued to Aberdeen Angus breeders in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis L. Coder
Nichols
Jeffrey Carter
Angus Association
Jeffrey E. Carter
St. Joseph
Missouri
Glen Bratcher
United States
Lake Livewires 4-H Club Meets at High Prairie Church
The Lake Livewires 4 H Club held its meeting at High Prairie church with fathers as supper guests. President Bob Eichelberger led the business session as twenty one members stood with their fathers for roll call. Basketball practice began at Mulberry elementary and will be held most Thursdays unless notified. Hubert Hepker read new practice rules. A thank you from Dave Timm was read and a gift presented to retiring leader Bill Hoben. Glen Mente of Kent Feeds Inc offered a filmstrip on selecting, feeding and grooming a baby beef project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake
High Prairie Church
Bob Eichelberger
Mulberry
Hubert Hepker
Dave Timm
Bill Hoben
Glen Mente
Kent Feeds Inc
Lone Tree FFA Wins 6th Annual Judging Contest
Townsend M Brown of Brown's Angus Farm hosted an area FFA field day and judging contest. About forty boys from Muscatine, Columbus Junction, West Liberty and Lone Tree FFA Chapters plus several 4H members attended. Three steer classes, two Angus heifer classes, and one bull class judged. First place to Lone Tree FFA, second to Muscatine High School FFA, third to Dennis Abbott Nichols with 294 of 300. Cattle shipped to Denver for National Western Livestock show.
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Lone Tree Ffa
Townsend
M. Brown
Brown
Angus Farm
Nichols
Muscatine
Columbus Junction
West Liberty
Lone Trees FA
Paul Clapp
Oxford Junction
James Norton
Wilton
Muscatine High School
FFA
American Aberdeen Angus Association
Dennis Abbott
Dennis
Kent Feed Company
National Western Livestock Show
Denver
Colo
Rural housing loans aid Johnson Muscatine Scott counties
Over the past two years Tri County FHA insured loans totaling 278600 funded improvements for more than 99 rural residents in Johnson Muscatine and Scott counties. Anton I Tometich Jr local director cited 155720 advanced in 1967 and noted private funding under the rural housing program. The loans created 4720 local construction jobs and boosted the economy by about 1950200 while all funds supported individual families. Jeffrey E Carter earns junior Angus membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Muscatine
Scott Counties
Farmers Home Administration
Anton I.tometich Jr
Tometich
Lyndon B. Johnson
America
Alfalfa as a High Value Cash Crop in Iowa
The piece argues alfalfa, once neglected, can be a major cash crop with new varieties Glacier and Warrior boosting yields to 8 10 tons per acre. It stresses intensive management, timely cutting, proper liming, and balanced fertilization to maximize quality and feed value, including careful seedbed, popu lation, and irrigation considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Howard Kaerner
Northrup King
Kaerner
Glacier
Warrior
Percent of Corn Left In Fields As Of January Fifth
The Agriculture Department reports December precipitation delayed corn harvests in Missouri and the eastern corn belt. About 11 percent of the 1967 crop remained un HARVESTED as of January 6. Livestock condition generally good with fall grains improved in the South Atlantic and eastern South Central regions. Farm stocks on January 1 totaled 113 million tons of feed grains and 505 million bushels of wheat, up from a year earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Department
South Atlantic
South Central
Great Plains
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Island Vegetable Growers
Muscatine Island
Island Church
Allen R. Putnam
Horticulture Department
University of Michigan
Putnam
Michigan
Coder
Angus
Bell
DIAL
Senet
Tri-County Fha
Mulberry Avenue
Town City
Johnson County
ASCS
Northwest Boulevard
Davenport
Scott County
West Liberty State Bank
F.d.lc
Federal Reserve System
Feed's Feed & Supply
Conesville
Weber & Huston Inc
Economix Feed CO
Wilton Junction
Enterprise — Owned
Eitte Wiedh
Syria
Profit Electric
Cooperative
F. E. Fair
DeWitt
Wilton Jct
Ee National Bank
Columbus
E People
Steemouct Fla
KENT
Kent GM
Farmers Elevator and Exchange
Wapello
Lone Tree Grain and Feed CO
Lone Tree
Nichols Grain and Feed CO
West Liberty Grain Atalissa Grain and Feed CO. and Feed.co. West
Liberty Atalissa
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